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ANZ fined over futures contracts

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... Intercontinental Exchange in February 2011, AAP reported. Williams said ANZ had taken steps to strengthen compliance with CFTC commodities trading limits.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... European stocks and the euro rallied on Monday as traders tracked Spanish debt strains and the revival of a merger bid by commodities sector giants Xstrata and Glencore. "It was a nice run for the Europeans after the Spanish banks passed the stress tests," ...

Market wrap - AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... European stocks and the euro rallied on Monday as traders tracked Spanish debt strains and the revival of a merger bid by commodities sector giants Xstrata and Glencore. In London the FTSE 100 index of top companies rose by 1.37 per cent to 5,820.45 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... stage at the moment." Mr Waterer said global growth concerns led to worries about the possible effect on demand for commodities, which then hit the major resource companies. BHP Billiton shed 19 cents to $32.62 while Rio Tinto lost 16 cents to $52.73 ...

Water an alternative with yield

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... participate in capital growth," said Richard Lourey, head of real assets, Tyndall AM. Water valuations sit in line with commodities exports such as rice and cotton, he said, as resource and commodities companies search for water supplies to run operations ...

QE3 will be different

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... was at much lower levels. "The criticism of QE1 and QE2 was that you saw it was factored into risk asset classes and commodities classes, but actually when you inflate commodity classes you inflate the oil price which inflates the gas price, which hurts ...

Judgment reserved for accused Ponzi head

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... investors' funds were actually invested and, contrary to the promises made, these funds were used to engage in high-risk commodities, futures and options trading in the US," an updated ASIC statement said. The regulator is seeking court orders to disqualify ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... S&P500 both gained 0.4 per cent, while the NASDAQ Composite advanced 0.89 per cent. Futures contract prices for key commodities such as oil, gold and copper also settled firmer in US trade. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,775.30 per fine ounce ...

Big Ben brings in the heavy guns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... further signs of improvement, albeit from a depressed level. Inflation has been subdued, although the prices of some key commodities have increased recently. Longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable. Consistent with its statutory mandate ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... $US1,734.80 per fine ounce, up $US40.91 from Friday's local close of $US1,693.89 per ounce. Also, contract prices of key commodities such as gold, copper and oil also rose in US trading. Locally, Rio Tinto rose 4.04 per cent - the most among all stocks ...